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Job 22:19–20

19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;p

the innocent mockq them, saying,

20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,r

and fires devours their wealth.’

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Job 22:19–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 The righteous see it and are glad;

the innocent one mocks at them,

20 saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,

and what they left the fire has consumed.’

Job 22:19–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 The righteous see it, and are glad:

And the innocent laugh them to scorn.

20 Whereas our substance is not cut down,

But the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

Job 22:19–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 “The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed,

and the innocent will laugh in contempt.

20 They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed.

The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’

Job 22:19–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 “The righteous see it and are glad,

And the innocent laugh at them:

20 ‘Surely our adversaries are cut down,

And the fire consumes their remnant.’

Job 22:19–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 “Good people can watch and be glad;

the innocent can laugh at them and say,

20 ‘Surely our enemies are destroyed,

and fire burns up their wealth.’

Job 22:19–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 The righteous see it, and are glad;

And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

20 Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off,

And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

Job 22:19–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn: 20 Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?

Job 22:19–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 The righteous saw it and were glad, 

and the innocent made fun of them by saying, 

20 ‘Indeed, their wealth has been wiped out, 

and a fire has burned up what ⸤little⸥ they had left.’ 

Job 22:19–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 The righteous see this and rejoice;

the innocent mock them, saying,

20 “Surely our opponents are destroyed,

and fire has consumed what they left behind.”

Job 22:19–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 The righteous see it and are glad;

the innocent laugh them to scorn,

20 saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,

and what they left, the fire has consumed.’

Job 22:19–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 The righteous see, and they rejoice,

but the innocent one mocks at them.

20 Surely our foe perishes,

and fire has consumed their remainder.

Job 22:19–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 “Those who do what is right are joyful

when they see sinners destroyed.

Those who haven’t done anything wrong make fun of them.

20 They say, ‘Our enemies are completely destroyed.

Fire has burned up their wealth.’

Job 22:19–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 “The righteous see and are glad,

And the innocent mock them,

20 Saying,Truly our adversaries are cut off,

And their abundance the fire has consumed.’


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